The Eastminster Blog

Greece Family Gathering Trip Wrap-UpHow do you summarize a week like we just had? It is impossible in just a few paragraphs, but we can at least present some key points that hit home for us in a way that would not have been feasible if we had not attended the Family...

Greece Update #10 Today was the day we faced with simultaneous relief and sorrow, our last day of the program. The relationships the third culture kids (TCK’s) have formed and deepened with each other and with us made this day a difficult one in many ways. For the...

Greece Update #9 Tears dripped down onto the steps of the little chapel. A woman had just found out her daughter-in-law had cancer. A small community of believers huddled around her, laying hands on her and offering prayers. Mosquitos bit my legs as a global worker...

Greece Update #8 From Dr. Shaver: We were back in class today after another morning of worship music to start the day. For the 11-13 year old’s, the lesson focused on empathy and how it contrasts with mere sympathy. We discussed how empathy puts one in the place of...

Greece Update #7Today we took a break from the classroom for an excursion to the historic city of Corinth! We had a brief stop at the isthmus (literally meaning “neck”), where a canal had been dug. Over the bridge we were able to view ships sailing through the canal....

Greece Update #6 From Dr. Shaver: Now we’re getting into the “meat” of the material we’re presenting to the students. Our overall theme for the conference is examining our emotions, and we have lesson plans designed to address different aspects of our emotional life...

Greece Update #5 It is a joy and a privilege to serve the global worker families who have arrived travel-weary here in Marathon, Greece! Since we’ve had a bit of time to shake off our own jet lag, we can be the fresh arms that grab their luggage and get plates for...

Greece Update #4 Today was our first full day of classes! First, we gathered for a morning devotional with all of the staff and global worker families. Next, each team took on the task of coordinating the children’s programs for our respective age groups. The...

Greece Update #3 The day started relatively uneventfully, but after a morning devotional and lunch, the global worker families began to arrive. We were there at the door to greet them, help with their luggage, and begin to meet the kids. After praying through the list...

Greece Update #2 Now that we’re settled in our lodgings, we have started planning and organizing for the week ahead. This morning, we gathered to meet the team we’d be working with including the Executive Director Gabriel de Guia and Associate Director in charge of...